Mariah Carey performs during the 2025 BET Awards. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)Mariah Carey is set to receive MTV's Video Vanguard Award at next month's Video Music Awards, which will mark Carey's first-ever Moonman.The honor, which is given to an artist who has made an outstanding impact on pop culture and music videos, has previously been given to artists including Michael Jackson, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Missy Elliott and most recently, Katy Perry. In 1991, the award was renamed the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award in honor of the "Thriller" hitmaker.